Heathington was indicted in August on 40 counts of mail fraud. The indictment alleged he caused about 165 cases of GPS devices worth more than $1 million to be shipped to his home and those of high school friends living in Atlanta, Ga.

Heathington worked from March to September 2008 at Garmin in Olathe (oh-LAY’-thuh), where he lived at the time. He later moved to Atlanta.

Prosecutors say Heathington faces up to 20 years in prison at sentencing, which will be scheduled later.

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